Mapworks User Guide

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Printing & Exporting ​

Overview ​

There are two ways to export a map:

  • Print to PDF – Edit map view with customisable overlay options
  • Export as Image – Export current map view as it appears

Example PDF:

Print to PDF

Example exported image:

Export as Image

Printing to PDF ​

To print a PDF: ​

  1. Click Map in the sidebar
  2. Click Print

Map Toolbar

Map Print Window

The map view and zoom may be manipulated here while preparing a document for export/print.

Grid lines, legend and other toggleable overlays can be found in a collapsable components panel in the top left.

Print to PDF Components

Orientation, paper size and paper scale can be found in a collapsable settings panel in the bottom right.

Print to PDF Settings Cog

Print to PDF Settings

An organisation admin can drag and drop a logo into the top right of the PDF template. This is then applied for all PDFs generated by the organisation.

The user then has two options for printing.

  1. Print uses the browser's standard print dialogue
  2. Export to PDF Gets the Mapworks server to generate a PDF document for download. This is often in a higher resolution

Exporting as Image ​

To Export an Image: ​

  1. Click Map in the sidebar
  2. Click Image

Export to Image

The current map view is captured to a PNG image. Unlike Print to PDF, you must arrange the map to the desired extent in the main window before attempting to export as image.

Export to Image Window

  1. Right-click on the image and choose Save Image As

Save Image As